Joseph Morris (architect)
Joseph Morris | |
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| Born | 1836[1] |
| Died | 1913 (aged 76–77)[1] |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | Joseph Morris & Son[1] |
| Buildings | Cordes Hall |
Joseph Morris was a British architect.
Family and career
[edit]Joseph was the father of Francis Edward Morris, A RIBA (1872–1908), who was articled to him in 1887 and was his professional partner 1895–1905.[2] Joseph Morris was the Berkshire County Surveyor 1872–1905.[3] Joseph, a Quaker, was the father of at least two daughters, Violet Morris, also an architect, and Olive Morris, wood carver and engineer. He lived for a time at the Agapemonites settlement in the Quantocks.
In 1908 Joseph was in partnership with his son Henry Silver Morris, LRIBA.[2]
A biographical article was published by the Ancient Monuments Society, Morris of Reading: A Family of Architects 1836-1958.[4]
Works
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- Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, Chapel, North Block
- St. Paul's parish church, Highmoor, Oxfordshire, 1859[5]
- Church of the Ark of the Covenant, Stamford Hill originally the Agapemonite church, nowadays the Georgian Orthodox Cathedral of the nativity of the Lord. 1892/95[6]
- Houses, 7–25 Station Road, Reading, Berkshire, 1901–03 (with F. E. Morris)[7]*Cordes Hall, Sunninghill, Berkshire, 1902 (with F. E. Morris)[8]
- Police Station, Rectory Road, Wokingham, Berkshire, 1904[3]
- Police Station, Broadway, Maidenhead, Berkshire, 1906[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Brodie, page 215
- ^ a b Brodie, page 214
- ^ a b Pevsner, 1966, page 309
- ^ Arnold, H. Godwin; Gold, Sidney M. (1989). "Morris of Reading:A Family of Architects 1836-1958". Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society. 33: 45–96.
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 649
- ^ LondonChurchBuildings.com retrieved 27/2/2022
- ^ Pevsner, 1966, page 205
- ^ Pevsner, 1966, page 233
- ^ Pevsner, 1966, page 174
Sources
[edit]- Brodie, Antonia; Felstead, Alison; Franklin, Jonathan; Pinfield, Leslie; Oldfield, Jane, eds. (2001). Directory of British Architects 1834-1914, L–Z. London & New York: Continuum. pp. 214–215. ISBN 0-8264-5514-X.
- Pevsner, Nikolaus (1966). Berkshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. p. 649. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
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